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January 2004
- How to Write Letters without the hand cramps
- If you’re like me, you’ve spent so much time typing, that it’s not only faster for you than writing by hand, but if you write with a pen for any length of time, your hand cramps. Now, I’m also plagued with bad handwriting (thanks dad!),... full entry
- Handy Dandy Printer
- While I’ve been researching products for my business, one piece that I knew I wanted was a printer that could print directly onto printable DVD and CD media. None of that sticker crap. What I found were a bunch of high priced, costly to maintain,... full entry
- What You Can’t Say
- Paul Graham writes a relatively long, but very interesting essay about social taboos or what I think he aptly calls moral fashions. He doesn’t really focus on the moral fashions (taboos) directly because he doesn’t want to lose the broader point. Instead, he discusses ways... full entry
December 2003
- ‘Groundhog Day’ and Religion
- It’s hard not to like the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. Bill Murray delivers a fine comedic performance and the plotline is actually rather original. Who would have thought, though, that the movie would strike such a religious resonance? Apparently everyone from Christians, to Jesuits, to... full entry
- Photoshop was made for Star Wars?
- An interview with an early Adobe employee reveals that Photoshop was originally created due to the Star Wars movies! The software was created at the request of John Knoll who was in charge of special effects. He wanted something “to add effects and painting tools... full entry
November 2003
- Quick! I need $94.50!
- Gary Larson has just released every single Far Side comic in print, and about 1100 or so that haven’t been published in book form before, along with letters from fans, enemies, etc. It’s a two volume hardback set that packs in at a whopping 1,250... full entry
- Orson Scott Card on Terrorism
- The Ornery American has an essay by famed sci-fi/fantasy author Orson Scott Card up. In it, Card compares the current terrorism in the world with the wave of terrorism that swept the world in the late 19th, early 20th century from the Anarchists. It’s a... full entry
- Surfing at Work Good?
- Ha! I knew it! Well, okay, I’m just one of the many who always hoped it would be the case. “It” being using the internet for personal use while at work. According to research, doing personal Web surfing while on the job can lead to... full entry
- Don’t Eat the Tomacco
- If you’re a good Simpsons fan like I know you are (right?) then you certainly remember the episode where Homer and Bart cross-bred tobacco and tomato plants to produce Tomacco, the super-addictive yet disgusting fruit. Well, someone went and actually did it for real! Rob... full entry
October 2003
- Beer Myth #1 Debunked
- All of us beer connoisseurs can shout a triumphant “ha ha” or “in your face!” or whatever. It seems that the common association with beer consumption and excess weight, i.e. the Beer Belly, has finally been clinically tested. As the opening sentence gives away, it’s... full entry
September 2003
- Fanimatrix
- This is a recently-released fan-made film set in the Matrix universe. It was a “zero budget” film made entirely in Auckland City, New Zealand. Go ahead and download a copy to watch yourself—I recommend using BitTorrent to download as it should not only be faster,... full entry
- Build a Balancing Scooter
- Everyone’s heard of the Segway; that scooter that’s supposed to somehow “revolutionize” the way we all travel. And all for the low, low price of $5000… Trevor Blackwell decided to try making his own “balancing scooter” similar to the Segway for his own amusement. $2000... full entry
- Numbering Systems
- Boing Boing links to an article about something I’ve always found rather strange: the difference between American and British numbering systems. They’re both the same up to “million”, but from there they start to diverge. For instance, what Americans call “billions”, the British call “milliards”.... full entry
- Shoes by Prada? Get your Car by Aquada
- At somewhere under $2,000,000, I don’t know anyone who can possibly afford this, but yet it exists. Yes, it’s a convertible sports car, that also goes over water, fast enough to pull a skier. Evidently, previous amphibious vehicles that were street legal either looked like... full entry
- Alcohol, Dehydration, & Hangovers
- This link about alcohol and dehydration was passed on by a friend. Most of us know that drinking alcohol will dehydrate you and many of us know that this is because alcohol is a diuretic. I didn’t know the actual science behind it, though, which... full entry
August 2003
- Self-Parking Car
- Toyata is reportedly going to be releasing a model of the hybrid Prius in Japan soon that will parallel-park itself. “It uses a rear-mounted camera and a computer program to perform the task, consistently making a perfect reverse park without the driver touching the wheel.”... full entry
- Neal Stephenson Interview
- Cory Doctorow (of Boing Boing) pointed out that Wired has an interview with Neal Stephenson up. Stephenson is a fantastic writer and I’ve loved all his books I’ve read so far: Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, and Cryptonomicon. His latest book, Quicksilver, which seems to... full entry
- KOTOR and Realistic/Mature Games
- There’s a new article over on Wired that delves into an emerging trend in video games—that of giving the player a more immersive, more mature game. It mentions Knights of the Old Republic prominently. That game is just amazing. I beat it a few days... full entry
- People Dropping Landlines for Cells
- Wired News reports that there’s a growing trend of people foregoing their landline phones in favor of cellphones. I’m one of those people. Well, mostly, at least. For a while we didn’t have any sort of landline. After I got a TiVo we needed a... full entry
July 2003
- Musical Personalities
- Aparently, the music we listen to reflects our underlying personality. Or, so says a study by Univeristy of Texas psychologists. Sounds fairly plausible. So, loyal readers, how well does it work? The last four albums I bought were by Linkin Park, Disturbed, Chevelle, and Pearl... full entry
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